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by edmscan
Mon Nov 16, 2015 3:24 am
Forum: General
Topic: SDRplay and SDR# - state of art
Replies: 14
Views: 49674

Re: SDRplay and SDR# - state of art

Yes .. it does get easier. And .. you get what you pay for. You buy a $20 dongle .. you get a $20 dongle. What can I say .. they have a lot to be desired. Buy an SDRPlay and you will be much happier. I use mine with SDR# and no issues. But .. you do want version 1361. 8-)
by edmscan
Mon Nov 09, 2015 1:12 am
Forum: General
Topic: Going Forward: VHF and Above Software Choices
Replies: 7
Views: 25886

Re: Going Forward: VHF and Above Software Choices

I am a VHF/UHF user as well .. and I have noticed the same thing. It is like VHF and above was an after thought. Me .. honestly I use my scanners. The SDR fails in comparison other than in sensitivity. And it is not the fault of the hardware. ;) You can however notch bad signals which is handy .. bu...
by edmscan
Mon Nov 09, 2015 1:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: frequency manager and sdrplay
Replies: 8
Views: 25744

Re: frequency manager and sdrplay

I would do a search for it .. as I believe it is available online. I understand that the developer of that software has stopped development of the software. So .. right now it is looking like 1361 is the best bet, and from what I hear the most stable version for SDRPlay.
by edmscan
Sat Nov 07, 2015 6:23 am
Forum: General
Topic: frequency manager and sdrplay
Replies: 8
Views: 25744

Re: frequency manager and sdrplay

Oh .. sorry I really wanted to say that I had the same problem with ver 1426 (the latest version) .. but using 1361 and it was working. My other comments are noted in a previous note.
by edmscan
Sat Nov 07, 2015 6:21 am
Forum: General
Topic: frequency manager and sdrplay
Replies: 8
Views: 25744

Re: frequency manager and sdrplay

I found that the FM was a bit flaky .. not only scanning at maybe 3 frequencies a second, but false error messages that stated that the frequencies were out of band. They are not .. this occurred on 144-148 ham frequencies and also 154-157 MHz. So .. really I will use my scanner for scanning and the...